Ned Schmidtke

Biography

Ned Schmidtke was born in St. Louis, Missouri as Edwin Christian Schmidtke, Jr. He attended David H. Hickman High School in Columbia and then studied at the Beloit College in Wisconsin. Schmidtke graduated in 1964.

Schmidtke began his acting career appearing in a recurring role as Greg Barnard in Another World. Other shows he has appeared in are The West Wing (with Devika Parikh and Peter James Smith), NYPD Blue (with Currie Graham), NCIS (with Pauley Perrette and Francesco Quinn), The Unit (with Dennis Haysbert, Max Martini, and Michael Irby), and Heroes (with Zachary Quinto).

Schmidtke has also had recurring and regular roles in shows like Texas, Point Pleasant (with Richard Burgi and Alex Carter), Medium (with Tony Curran), and Days of Our Lives.

Aside of TV, Schmidtke has worked on films like The Change-Up (with Gregory Itzin), The Express, Accepted, Wedding Crashers, xXx: State of the Union, Mercury Rising (with Kirk B. R. Woller), The Relic (with Tom Sizemore), Chain Reaction (with Tzi Ma), and The Crazies.

Known For

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
First Steps
First Steps
Where Is Dead?
Where Is Dead?

Filmography

2011 The Change-Up
as Ted Norton
2008 The Express
as Bill Clark
2008 Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Donald Merit
2006 Heroes
as Martin Gray
2006 Accepted
as Dr. J. Alexander
2006 The Unit
as Don Rohmer
2005 Wedding Crashers
as Frank Meyers
2005 xXx: State of the Union
as Col. Jack Pettibone
2005 Point Pleasant
as
2005 Medium
as Terry Cavanaugh
2003 Uncle Nino
as Executive
2003 NCIS
as Frank Getz
2002 Without a Trace
as Greg
2002 Fastlane
as Sheriff Groves
2001 Crossing Jordan
as Richard Daniels
2000 Malcolm in the Middle
as Manfred Schmidt
1999 Roswell
as Pit Boss
1999 The West Wing
as Industry Leader
1999 The West Wing
as Admiral, Navy Chief of Staff
1998 March in Windy City
as Police Chief Mills